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Silas Bennett’S Imperfect Season

By: Curt Munson

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Silas Bennett’S Imperfect Season

By: Curt Munson

August 1966: Silas Bennett, aged 16, was about to realize his dream of playing for his high school football teams varsity. The son of an alcoholic father and a mother who stood as a frail bulwark between her warring husband and son, Silas suddenly finds himself without either parent. Within sight of his goals, he is transplanted to a small Oklahoma town to live with the family of the only relative who would accept him, a sister he doesnt even remember. In his new town, Silas will also be near Mavis Cartwright, the girl who was his first and only love. Eager to fit in, Silas believes football might serve as his entre into this new society, but first he must deal with a hostile coach and bullying teammates led by the their quarterback, Parker Justice, who is jealously guarding his relationship as Mavis boyfriend. Filled with edge of your seat football games, contemporary details, and characters you may love or despise, but all of whom youll soon think you actually know, Silas Bennetts Imperfect Season is a book youll read again and again.

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Battlefield Commission

Iii Marine Amphibious Force

By: Curt Munson

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Battlefield Commission

Iii Marine Amphibious Force

By: Curt Munson

Idealistic Marine Charlie McDowell represents the third generation of his family to serve his country in time of war. But after two years in combat, Charlie has a battlefield commission and wound so serious it threatens to waylay his military career. Hes forced to return home to conquer the rehabilitation that stands in the way of his return to active duty. While there, he also plans to finish his education and reconcile with the girl he loves. Before any of that can happen, though, Charlie is rocked by trauma-related depression, nightmares, and hallucinations that threaten to turn him into an emotional as well as physical cripple. He realizes he must learn to deal with the horror of what he has seen and done overseas. Charlies fight to recover also demands he survive his new commanding officera bitter man with an old score to settle who seems determined to drive Charlie from the service. From the battlefield, to the bedroom, to the halls of academia, Charlie McDowell is a man of his time and so much more, but can he conquer his own demons to become the hero of his aspirations?

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1504971817

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Tommy the Tooter Turtle

By: Curt Munson

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Tommy the Tooter Turtle

By: Curt Munson

Tommy Turtle, his friends and family live in the pond in a small town’s park. His normal life is disrupted when he discovers his flatulence (tooting) gives him unusual powers to include flight.

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1665512202

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What Baseball Means to Me

A Celebration of Our National Pastime

By: Curt Smith,The National Baseball Hall of Fame

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What Baseball Means to Me

A Celebration of Our National Pastime

By: Curt Smith,The National Baseball Hall of Fame

Funny, moving, and each one a diamond in the rough of the American consciousness, the essays in this book are the ultimate baseball conversation that pays homage to the perfect sport, in this perfect companion for all our personal baseball journeys. For some people baseball means a memory-of a certain dusty ball field on a certain summer day, or the first time they walked into a major league park and saw the perfect emerald playing field. For some, baseball means one heartbreaking or heroic moment. And for others, it means a father, a friend, or an old flame who shared a game for a day or for a lifetime. To create this marvelous book, more than 150 writers, athletes, celebrities, politicians, presidents, and pundits were asked what baseball means to them. The answers came back with richness, wonder, insight, and poetry. A fascinating portrait of baseball's beautiful nuances, What Baseball means to me marks the greatest collection of original essays ever written about the game. Accompanied by more than 200 classic baseball photographs, the voices in this book bring alive the game in all its venues-in the past and present, in wartime and hard times, in Cuba, in Wrigley Field or Yankee Stadium. We meet players in a different light: including Paul Molitor returning a baseball to a trusting boy named Dan Jansen, Derek Jeter as depicted by his dad, the Toledo Mud Hens as seen through the eyes of Christine Brennan, and Pedro Martinez talking about baseball as a way of life in his native Dominican Republic. Most of all, we meet ordinary Americans, like the kids Rudy Giuliani grew up with in Brooklyn, or the man in Philadelphia who transforms himself for every home game from mild-mannered Tom Burgoyne to the Phillie Phanatic.

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Grand Central Publishing

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044655698X

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9780446556989

The Presidents and the Pastime

The History of Baseball and the White House

By: Curt Smith

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The Presidents and the Pastime

The History of Baseball and the White House

By: Curt Smith

The Presidents and the Pastime draws on Curt Smith's extensive background as a former White House presidential speechwriter to chronicle the historic relationship between baseball, the "most American" sport, and the U.S. presidency. Smith, who USA TODAY calls "America's voice of authority on baseball broadcasting," starts before America's birth, when would‑be presidents played baseball antecedents. He charts how baseball cemented its reputation as America's pastime in the nineteenth century, such presidents as Lincoln and Johnson playing town ball or giving employees time off to watch. Smith tracks every U.S. president from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump, each chapter filled with anecdotes: Wilson buoyed by baseball after suffering disability; a heroic FDR saving baseball in World War II; Carter, taught the game by his mother, Lillian; Reagan, airing baseball on radio that he never saw--by "re-creation." George H. W. Bush, for whom Smith wrote, explains, "Baseball has everything." Smith, having interviewed a majority of presidents since Richard Nixon, shares personal stories on each. Throughout, The Presidents and the Pastime provides a riveting narrative of how America's leaders have treated baseball. From Taft as the first president to throw the "first pitch" on Opening Day in 1910 to Obama's "Go Sox!" scrawled in the guest register at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014, our presidents have deemed it the quintessentially American sport, enriching both their office and the nation.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496207394

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9781496207395

Mercy!

A Celebration of Fenway Park's Centennial Told Through Red Sox Radio and TV

By: Curt Smith

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Mercy!

A Celebration of Fenway Park's Centennial Told Through Red Sox Radio and TV

By: Curt Smith

The history of Fenway Park, in its Voice's words

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1597979368

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Pull Up a Chair

The Vin Scully Story

By: Curt Smith

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Pull Up a Chair

The Vin Scully Story

By: Curt Smith

The Voice of the Dodgers.

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1597976229

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Of Mikes and Men

From Ray Scott to Curt Gowdy: Tales from the Pro Football Booth

By: Curt Smith

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Of Mikes and Men

From Ray Scott to Curt Gowdy: Tales from the Pro Football Booth

By: Curt Smith

In this collection of anecdotes from the announcers of pro football, the Voices reminisce about a time before television, when the NFL was just making its floundering start and college ball held all the attraction. With the spread of television broadcasting, the Voices gain faces and the NFL gains an audience. Recall with the broadcasters the excitement of pivotal moments, the glory of the victors, and the great men who coached those champions. With their love of the work and lots of lighthearted memories about everything from the Heidi game to the glory of Green Bay to the birth of "Monday Night Football," these men and women bring football to life.

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Taylor Trade Publishing

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1461712963

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Correction Lines

Essays on Land, Leopold, and Conservation

By: Curt Meine

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Correction Lines

Essays on Land, Leopold, and Conservation

By: Curt Meine

The last fifteen years have been a period of dramatic change, both in the world at large and within the fields of ecology and conservation. The end of the Cold War, the dot-com boom and bust, the globalizing economy, and the attacks of September 11, among other events and trends, have reshaped our worldview and the political environment in which we find ourselves. At the same time, emerging knowledge, needs, and opportunities have led to a rapid evolution in our understanding of the scientific foundations and social context of conservation. Correction Lines is a new collection of essays from one of our most thoughtful and eloquent writers on conservation, putting these recent changes into perspective and exploring the questions they raise about the past, present, and future of the conservation movement. The essays explore interrelated themes: the relationship between biological and social dimensions; the historic tension between utilitarian and preservationist approaches; the integration of varied cultural perspectives; the enduring legacy of Aldo Leopold; the contrasts and continuities between conservation and environmentalism; the importance of political reform; and the need to "retool" conservation to address twentyfirst-century realities. Collectively the essays assert that we have reached a critical juncture in conservation—a "correction line" of sorts. Correction Lines argues that we need a more coherent and comprehensive account of the past if we are to understand our present circumstances and move forward under unprecedented conditions. Meine brings together a deep sense of history with powerful language and compelling imagery, yielding new insights into the origins and development of contemporary conservation. Correction Lines will help us think more clearly about the forces that have changed, and are changing, conservation, and inspire us to address current realities and future needs.

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Island Press

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1597268542

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Memories from the Microphone

A Century of Baseball Broadcasting

By: Curt Smith

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Memories from the Microphone

A Century of Baseball Broadcasting

By: Curt Smith

Voices of the Game Curt Smith is “…the voice of authority on baseball broadcasting.” ―USA Today #1 New Release in Photography, Baseball Statistics , Photo Essays, and Photojournalism In this second in a series of Baseball Hall of Fame books, celebrate the larger-than-life role played by radio and TV baseball announcers in enhancing the pleasure of our national pastime. Commemorate the 100th anniversary of baseball broadcasting. The first baseball game ever broadcast on radio was on August 5, 1921 by Harold Wampler Arlin, a part-time baseball announcer on Pittsburgh’s KDKA, America’s first commercially licensed radio station. The Pirates defeated the Phillies 8-5. An insider’s view of baseball. Now you can own Memories from the Microphone and experience baseball from author Curt Smith. He has spent much of his life covering baseball radio and TV, and previously authored baseball books including the classic Voices of The Game. Relive baseball’s storied past through the eyes of famed baseball announcers. Organized chronologically, Memories from the Microphone charts the history of baseball broadcasting. Enjoy celebrated stories and personalities that have shaped the game―from Mel Allen to Harry Caray, Vin Scully to Joe Morgan, Ernie Harwell to Red Barber. Also discover: • Images from the Baseball Hall of Fame’s matchless archive • A multi-layered narrative exploring cultural, technological, and economic trends that changed fans’ experience of the game • Anecdotes and quotes from Curt Smith’s original research • Interviews with broadcast greats • Little-known stories, such as Ronald Reagan calling games for WHO Des Moines in the 1930s • Accounts of diversity in baseball broadcasting, including the TV coverage of Joe Morgan and earlier Hispanic pioneers Buck Canel and Rafael (Felo) Ramirez • A special section devoted to the Ford C. Frick Award and inductees since its inception in 1978 Also read the first in the series of Baseball Hall of Fame books Picturing America’s Pastime.

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Mango Media Inc.

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1642506761

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9781642506761

Hearts in Conflict

A One-volume History of the Civil War

By: Curt Anders

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Hearts in Conflict

A One-volume History of the Civil War

By: Curt Anders

Overview: "What is man to do when the laws he has lived under and respected put his heart in conflict with itself?" It is this fundamental question that illuminates Hearts in Conflict, a brilliant new history of the American Civil War. Here, in one single volume well supplied with easy-to-read maps, author and military historian Curt Anders provides a clear understanding of exactly what happened between North and South during the years 1861 to 1865. In Hearts in Conflict the author uses the words of participants to bring the war vividly to life - from the portents of conflict in the summer of 1860 to the cooling of the guns in 1865. At the outset, Anders argues, Americans were in a fighting mood, and passion crowded out reason. The breakdown of institutional procedures for resolving disputes led to military action, and battle became the means of reaching an ultimate and unarguable decision. Acting as an unobtrusive guide, the author carries the reader through the tumultuous years, not only describing campaigns and battles but also providing insights into the motivations and intents of the actors. By shifting the narrative from one side to the other, Anders provides a fresh, clear view of the war's progress. And he uses documents to permit the major figures-Lincoln, Seward, McClellan, Jackson, Lee, Grant, Sherman, and countless others, great and small-to reveal themselves in their own words. And always to the reader's benefit, Anders shares his military understanding of the leaders and the bloody battles they waged. Hearts in Conflict is, ultimately, as much a search for values as it is the story of a war. The author focuses on the men whose ideas and actions drove the events, most of them ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges. Some became heroes-they earned respect-while others, lacking the characteristics required to deal with situations utterly unforeseen, faltered. In the end we comprehend why men fought-and succeeded or failed. Hearts in Conflict, is clearly destined to become a classic work on nineteenth-century American history.

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0760716250

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Our House

A Tribute to Fenway Park

By: Curt Smith

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Our House

A Tribute to Fenway Park

By: Curt Smith

Relates the history of the Red Sox and their home, Fenway Park.

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0809226642

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Silas Bennett’S Imperfect Season

By: Curt Munson

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Tales of the Wide-A-Wake Café

By: Curt Munson

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Tales of the Wide-A-Wake Café

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From the depression to the final days of World War II, Tales of the Wide-A-Wake Cafe tells the story of a group of women who, by staying home to fight the war, changed America forever. The story begins in the Wide-A-Wake Cafe, a tiny eatery at the intersection of Highway 77 and the famous Route 66, in Edmond, Oklahoma. The women working there didn't become famous, but their lives were anything but ordinary. Their stories crackle with passion, commitment, and real life. Janice, Clara, Cynthia, Tina, and the others are the women of the greatest generation in American history, and this is the story of what they did, and how they lived when war changed everything about their lives. Their loves and heartbreaks, successes, failures, fears and triumphs are chronicled in Tales with authenticity and an artist's understanding heart. Every page, every detail, every line of dialogue rings true and inspires in the reader their own commitment and emotion. If you're ready to believe, really believe in the characters you're reading about, to care about their lives and what happens to them, this is your book. You will never forget these women and how they make you feel.

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Silas Bennett’S Imperfect Season

Silas Bennett’S Imperfect Season

Battlefield Commission

Battlefield Commission

Tommy the Tooter Turtle

Tommy the Tooter Turtle

What Baseball Means to Me

What Baseball Means to Me

The Presidents and the Pastime

The Presidents and the Pastime

Mercy!

Mercy!

Pull Up a Chair

Pull Up a Chair

Of Mikes and Men

Of Mikes and Men

Correction Lines

Correction Lines

Memories from the Microphone

Memories from the Microphone

Hearts in Conflict

Hearts in Conflict

Our House

Our House

Silas Bennett’S Imperfect Season

Silas Bennett’S Imperfect Season

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Tales of the Wide-A-Wake Café

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